Moradabad is a city, commissionary, and a municipal corporation in Moradabad district, Uttar Pradesh. It was established in 1625A.D. by Rustam Khan and is named after prince Murad Baksh, the son of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.

Moradabad is situated on the banks of the Ramganga river, at a distance of 167 km (104 mi) from the national capital, New Delhi and 344 km north-west of the state capital Lucknow. The city is known as Pital Nagri, ("Brass City") for its famous brass handicrafts industry.It is also the divisional headquarters of Northern Railway (NR).

Economy

Moradabad is a major industrial city and export hub. Its handicrafts industry accounts for more than 40% of total handicraft exports from India. In 2006-2007, Moradabad's export turnover was ₹32 billion ($530 millions). In 2012-2013 it increased to ₹40 billion ($667 millions).

In October 2014, Livemint included Moradabad in its list of "25 Emerging Cities To Watch Out For In 2025".
Moradabad's brass industry that employs tens of thousands of workers has been impacted by ongoing wars in Libya and Syria.

Special Economic Zone

Moradabad Special Economic Zone (SEZ) the only Uttar Pradesh Government Developed SEZ
in northern India, headed by the Development Commissioner, Noida SEZ
and locally governed by the Asststant Development Commissioner, was set
up in 2003 at Pakbara – Dingarpur Road in Moradabad on a 421.565 acre
plot of land. Government of UP through UPSIDC
being developers to this SEZ project has so far invested a sum of ₹1100
million on its development. Moradabad SEZ provides excellent
infrastructure, supportive services and sector specific facilities for
the Handicraft Trade. Proximity to Delhi/ NCR and availability of
skilled and dedicated manpower makes it ideal for setting up various
industries in Handicrafts & its allied filed. Moradabad SEZ was
operationalised since April, 2007 when it started with only one unit,
however till today in spite of global slowdown in the handicraft trade
for past four years; this zone has now 22 operational Units.
Moradabad SEZ has 465 developed plots of varying sizes. Future
expansion of this has been strategically planned and soon it will be
available for few more export sectors. Infrastructure, supportive
services and trade related facilities have been substantially upgraded
during the last few years. Moradabad SEZ offers access to global
telecommunication network, uninterrupted power supply and efficient
local transport system. An ultra modern RSU Telephone Exchange has been
installed in the Zone, besides the availability of all the mobile
frequencies in and around the zone through various mobile communication
towers. An independent feeder line has since been provided for
uninterrupted power supply, the reliability and quality of power supply
has improved with the pre-commissioned 32 / 11 KVA / 5.0 MVA
Power Sub-station within Moradabad SEZ. Proximity to Delhi/ NCR
provides easy access to financial and commercial infrastructure of the
capital. Customs Wing ensures prompt and on the spot clearances of
export/import consignments through web based system called "sezonline".

Transportation

Road

The following National Highways and State Highways pass through or are connected with Moradabad:

National Highway 24 - connects New Delhi to Lucknow via Ghaziabad, Bareilly and Sitapur. It has been made four-lane between Moradabad and New Delhi. Four-laning of the highway between Moradabad and Lucknow is underway. It is essentially from Delhi via Ghaziabad and Moradabad to Rampur. Part of this highway is also a part of the AH2 (Asian Highway 2), which connects Denpasar, Indonesia to Merak and Singapore to Khosravi, Iran.

National Highway 509 - Also known as National Highway 93, it connects Moradabad to Agra via Chandausi, Aligarh and Hathras.

State Highway 43 - it connects Moradabad to the historical city of Badaun, which is 102 km away and Farrukhabad, which is 210 km away, via Bisauli. It also extends to Kanpur.

Rail

Moradabad railway station is one of the Major Railway Stations of Indian Railways, it comes under top hundred railway stations of India. It lies on Lucknow-Moradabad line, Delhi-Moradabad line and Moradabad-Ambala line. More than 200 trains pass through and stop at Moradabad Railway Station. It is direct connected by trains with major cities like Delhi, Lucknow, Kanpur Agra, Aligarh, Ghaziabad, Jaipur, Jodhpur Haridwar, Dehradun, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Ambala, Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Kolkata, Jamshedpur, Varansi, Ahmedabad, Patna etc. Shatabdi Express, Rajdhani Express, Garib Rath Express and many Super fast, mail and passenger trains stop at Moradabad. Moradabad is called inter-change station due to 5 line junction.

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